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As cellphones have become more integrated into our lives, monthly mobile bills have swelled, says Consumer Reports. According to a recent survey by Cowen and Company, a financial services firm, the average customer of one of the Big Four cellular providers (AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon Wireless) spends more than $90 per month for individual service — and the figure is $111 for iPhone owners. The good news is that the cellular service industry has changed in the past two years. Big providers are offering new plans that decouple the cost of monthly service from the cost of the handset, and they are competing to steal each other's customers. Meanwhile, smaller providers...

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As cellphones have become more integrated into our lives, monthly mobile bills have swelled, says Consumer Reports. According to a recent survey by Cowen and Company, a financial services firm, the average customer of one of the Big Four cellular...

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Verizon Communications will make almost $15 billion from selling part of its wireline business and leasing thousands of wireless towers. The largest U.S. cellphone carrier is selling its California, Florida and Texas wireline businesses, which serve...

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